The Tokyo District Court has suspended sentence against a former officer of a Japanese corporation of a Chinese company charged with bribery and other crimes in a corruption case involving an IR / integrated resort facility indicted by a member of the House of Representatives Akimoto. I handed down the judgment.

Defendant Tsukasa Akimoto, a former officer of the Japanese subsidiary of the Chinese company "500.com", has been charged with bribery and other charges for providing a bribe worth about 7.6 million yen to Defendant Tsukasa Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, over entering the IR. I was bribed.



Former advisers of a Chinese company, both charged, were previously convicted of bribery, but former officer Chung said in a trial, "I'm just an interpreter and liaison. I have no plans or entertainment. I insisted and fought.



In the ruling, Toshihiko Niwa, the judge of the Tokyo District Court, said, "I participated in the overall planning of bribery between the CEO of the final decision-maker of a Chinese company and a Japanese adviser. Utilizing my language skills and social experience in Japan , Actively played an important role, "and sentenced him to two years in prison and three years in prison.